Enhance your creativity and performance with the powerful and versatile Circuit Rhythm workstation. A standalone sampler for the modern beatmaker, the Circuit Rhythm records samples directly to the hardware, then sliced sculpted, reversed, looped, resampled and played chromatically — all in the box. Grid FX invigorate your live performances, with lo-fi tape, stutter, beat repeat effects, and more.
Circuit Rhythm Sample Pack Expansion
Use the six sample packs with over 550 royalty-free samples to add flavor to your tracks. Get inspired by vinyl samples and tight beats spanning hip-hop, trap, neo-soul and more to give your beats new life and bring out your creativity. Packs are available for free through the Novation Components online site.
Eight Sample tracks — each with their own 32-step patterns, chainable for up to 256 steps per track — provide a seamless beat making workflow. Go from a sample to a complete beat with ease using the powerful and hands-on sequencer. Grooves can be quantised or captured off-grid into the sequencer, and probability and pattern mutate controls keep your beats evolving.
Circuit Rhythm’s comprehensive connectivity includes full-size five-pin MIDI in, out, and thru, and analogue sync out, making it the perfect sampler partner to any studio rig. The built-in rechargeable battery provides up to four hours of battery life, so you can make beats on the move, and Novation Components provides a platform to load samples and backup your work.
Novation Circuit Rhythm Music Production Workstation Features
- Sound Engine & Sequencer
- Maximum Polyphony (8 voices)
- Recordable Samples = 4096 (128 samples x 32 Packs [1 internal Pack / 31 Packs on micro SD Card])
- Patterns (8 patterns x 8 tracks x 64 projects x 32 Packs)
- Max Sampling Time (228 seconds per Pack (32 seconds max per pad))
- Import Format (WAV, MP3)
Pattern Sequencer/Step Sequencer
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Resolution (24ppqn quarter note)
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Pattern length (1/32 note to 64 bars)
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Recording method (Real-time Quantization on/off, Programmable Step Sequencer with
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Micro-steps/Probability/Mutate)
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Playback direction (forwards, reverse, ping-pong, random)
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Effects (Delay Send with 16 presets, Reverb Send with 8 presets, Side Chain with 7 presets)
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Grid FX (Vinyl Sim, Beat Repeat, Reverse, Filter, Gater, Phaser, Digitiser)
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Sample playback (Slice, Chromatic, One-Shot, Gated, Looped, Reverse)
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8 macro knobs (Pitch, Start, Length, Envelope, Overdrive, HP Filter, LP Filter, Resonance), Master volume
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Master Filter (High/Low Pass)
- Hardware
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32 RGB backlit velocity-sensitive pads
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28 RGB backlit tactile click buttons
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Power button with charge status LED
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Rechargeable battery (up to 4 hours battery life)
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Expandable Storage (slot for microSD card (sold separately) for 31 extra packs)
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USB-C socket (power delivery, charging, MIDI)
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Kensington MiniSaver slot
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MicroSD card slot
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3x MIDI DIN (In, Out, Thru)
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3.5mm sync out
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L/R Sample In Pair (for recording samples)
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L/R Audio Out Pair
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Headphones out
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8x endless encoders with RGB indicators
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Master volume pot
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Master filter pot with centre detent
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Kensington MiniSaver slot
- Software Compatibility
- Circuit Rhythm is class compliant so it will work with any modern Mac or Windows PC.
- Load and backup packs, samples, Projects, and Grid FX with Novation Components online or using the standalone appliciation.
- Included with Circuit Rhythm: USB-C cable, USB power supply, Safety information.
- Power Requirements:
- USB bus powered
- Built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (up to 4 hour run-time). Charge via USB-C port.
- Product Dimensions: 240mm length x 210mm depth x 30mm height (40mm height including knob caps)
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